How long is the best time to breastfeed your baby?

Generally, newborns are breastfed after birth, and after a certain period of time, they will be weaned and fed with complementary food. So, how long is the best time to breastfeed? How long is the best time to breastfeed?

How long is best for breastfeeding?

It is best to wean your baby after 8 months to 1 year old. If your baby is breastfed and has complementary foods, and accepts complementary foods well, weaning can be postponed. Of course, it is also possible to wait until natural weaning. However, if the baby is in poor health or sick, especially if he has allergies or intestinal problems, it is recommended that the mother breastfeed until he is over 1 year old, which is conducive to the baby's physical recovery.

How long is the best time to breastfeed?

According to the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund, babies should generally be breastfed for at least 6 months, preferably up to 2 years old. However, Chinese people have their own physical conditions. According to the outline of my country's child development plan and actual conditions: breastfeeding for at least 6 months, the best time for babies to be weaned is 8 months; if the baby is fed with complementary foods while breastfeeding, and accepts complementary foods well, weaning can be postponed.

1. How long is the best time for working mothers to breastfeed?

The latest maternity leave in my country is 98 days, which means that many new mothers have to go to work during the breastfeeding period; the breastfeeding time of working mothers is also suitable for the above recommendations. Mothers can squeeze breast milk into sterilized bottles by hand or with a breast pump before going to work and store them in the refrigerator. When the baby needs to feed, slowly warm it with hot water (once the refrigerated breast milk is warmed, it cannot be refrigerated again even if it is not fed, and must be discarded). Continuing breastfeeding is also a good way for you to maintain a close relationship with your baby and make up for the time you are not with your baby.

2. How long does breastfeeding last in the West and other countries?

According to UNICEF, most Western women breastfeed their babies for at least 3-12 months; in some other countries in the world, it is normal for babies to be breastfed until 2 years old or longer.

3. Decide how long to breastfeed based on your personal constitution and family situation

Breastfeeding involves a lot of personal situations and emotions. In reality, there may be many factors that affect whether you continue to breastfeed your baby. But no matter what, you should extend the breastfeeding time as much as possible, which is good for your and your baby's health. Let's take a look at how other mothers deal with the issue of how long is the best time to breastfeed. Their experience is also the closest to real life, and may be of great help to you.

What to do if breast milk is insufficient

1. Strengthen the baby's sucking. Experiments have shown that after the baby is breastfeeding, the prolactin in the mother's blood will increase exponentially. This is because the baby sucking the nipple can promote the mother's pituitary gland to secrete prolactin, thereby increasing the secretion of milk.

2. Avoid taking medicine. During the lactation period, you must not take medicine randomly. Some medicines and foods can affect the secretion of breast milk, such as anti-thyroid drugs, hawthorn, etc. If your wife is sick, it is best to take medicine under the doctor's advice.

3. Nutritional supplement. The various nutrients in breast milk come from the mother's body. If the mother is in a state of malnutrition for a long time, it will naturally affect the normal secretion of breast milk. You must play the role of a chef well and choose foods with high nutritional value for your wife, such as milk, eggs, vegetables, fruits, etc. At the same time, prepare more soup, which can catalyze the secretion of breast milk.

4. Keep the mother in a good mood. After giving birth, the mother's mood fluctuates greatly due to physiological and environmental factors. She often becomes depressed, which will restrict the secretion of breast milk. Medical experiments show that when the mother is depressed, the secretion of milk will decrease sharply. Therefore, it is necessary to create a good living environment and pay attention to her mental health at any time.

5. Diet therapy. On the basis of taking the above measures, combined with lactation-promoting foods, the effect will be more obvious. For example, foods such as pig's trotters and peanuts have a good promoting effect on the secretion of milk.

6. A balanced diet is an important rule for breastfeeding mothers. Breastfeeding mothers should also pay great attention to water supplementation. Since mothers often feel thirsty, they can replenish water while breastfeeding, or drink more soup drinks such as fresh fish soup, chicken soup, fresh milk and boiled water. It is enough to replenish water moderately, so that the supply of milk will be sufficient and nutritious.